Overview
- Toronto called up Dallas from Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday and inserted him as a bulk reliever behind opener Mason Fluharty.
- Dallas made his major-league debut Thursday night against the Atlanta Braves, working 3.2 innings and allowing one run on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts to earn the 7-2 win.
- He returned from Tommy John surgery that cost him all of 2025 and had a 0-3 record with a 4.50 ERA at Triple-A before the promotion.
- The timing of the call on Lou Gehrig Day carried personal weight because Dallas's father, Tony, died of ALS about a year earlier and Dallas called the moment “a little God wink.”
- Manager John Schneider praised the outing as settling and effective, and the club now faces a roster decision about whether Dallas remains long relief depth or transitions into a starter role.